{"id":25396,"date":"2022-09-22T14:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/?p=25396"},"modified":"2022-09-22T14:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T21:54:35","slug":"dont-worry-darling-needs-fine-tuning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemastance.com\/?p=25396","title":{"rendered":"DON\u2019T WORRY DARLING Needs Fine-Tuning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/24_0006_C+-merged.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7079\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This feature from Warner Bros. will open exclusively in theaters on September 23<sup>rd<\/sup>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After impressing with the comedy <em>Booksmart<\/em> director Olivia Wilde has returned with a new movie in a different genre. The thriller <em>Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/em> attempts to chill audiences with a tale of a suburban wife who doesn\u2019t trust the picture-perfect world around her. It is certainly ambitious and attempts to pull the rug out from viewers. However, the movie telegraphs its big twists and lacks a crucial element needed for an effective suspense picture\u2026 a palpable feeling of tension. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dont-Worry-Darling-01-1024x506.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25399\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alice Chambers (Florence Pugh) lives in the isolated but seemingly\nideal desert community of Victory. Every day at the exact same time, her\nhusband Jack Chambers (Harry Styles) and other men in town drive off to a mysterious\nlocale to work on an unknown project. Their wives are forbidden from traveling\noutside the district and instead spend their days attending to household chores.\nAfter Alice sees a local behave oddly and begins having her own odd visions,\nshe questions her role in life. However, best friend Bunny (director Oliva Wilde)\ntries to dissuade Alice from taking action. When the protagonist witnesses a\nplane crash and crosses the town boundary to help, friction arises in her\nmarriage, as well as with Victory founder Frank (Chris Pine). Alice becomes\nconvinced that Frank is up to something sinister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dont-Worry-Darling-03-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25400\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps the strongest element of this film is the\ncinematography, production design and costumes. Modeled after 1950s California,\nthe spotless homes and impressive backdrops are striking from beginning to end.\nYes, it\u2019s a little one-the-nose that this era was chosen given the fact that the\nfilm is about a housewife who feels like a servant. And the extremely bright\nand impeccably designed abodes don\u2019t lend a foreboding or anxiety-provoking tone\nto the feature, but at least the stellar visuals give the viewer something fun\nto watch as secrets are revealed. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early on, the cast do add some dark humor to the proceedings,\nunflappably supporting Frank and their special but strange community. Additionally,\nPugh is likable and appealing as the wife who must question the world around\nher. But as serious plot elements develop, additional problems arise that don\u2019t\nassist the film in building suspense. The eventual confrontations between Alice\nand her husband are played in too low-key a manner. There are a couple of gags\ndesigned to shock, like when Alice finds her home literally trying to crush her\nor when she begins muzzling herself with plastic wrap. While the images are well-mounted\nand the meaning is more than obvious, these brief jolts don\u2019t really shock. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.cinemastance.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dont-Worry-Darling-02-1024x475.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25401\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lack of dread or imminent danger may have something to do with the fact that viewers immediately have a general sense of what is occurring. The only surprise comes in waiting for the specific details. And after the long delay, the reveal is underwhelming and only adds more questions to the proceedings. One assumes that even the writers may have been aware of the problem. In the final act, they add a preposterous device in order to add more risk and danger to the characters. For this reviewer, this bizarre and unexpected stipulation only exists to help the story resolve itself concisely. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This tale starts off interestingly and looks wonderful. It also features a few inventive moments as Alice\u2019s world slowly unravels around her. Unfortunately, there have been plenty of effective films that have used the same or a similar conceit in a more dynamic way. The feature leisurely moves down an obvious path and the specific details behind the big twist don\u2019t hold up to scrutiny. In the end, there is plenty to fret about in <em>Don\u2019t Worry Darling<\/em>, with the primary stumbling block being a screenplay that needed some fine-tuning to really hit home. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This feature from Warner Bros. will open exclusively in theaters on September 23rd. 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